Healthcare AI Safety Gap · Don't break patients
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    Real-world harm from AI devices is undercounted

    FDA MAUDE analysis: 429 ML-device safety reports; reporting incomplete by design.

    429 reports
    ML-device safety events analysed

    What the research found

    An analysis of the FDA's MAUDE adverse-event database identified 429 safety reports involving ML-enabled devices. Because reports are voluntary and self-classified — and model underperformance often only shows in aggregate — the recorded toll almost certainly understates reality.

    Why it matters for providers

    The one place harms are officially logged is incomplete by design, so the true real-world toll is hidden from view.

    Original source
    AHRQ PSNet (analysis of FDA MAUDE)
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